Reading the results
Read-only fields cannot be typed in by design. On official forms many are meant to be: barcode fields, fields copied automatically from another field (like an ID number repeated on every page), and signature boxes that must be signed in ink.
XFA means the form has a second, XML-based layer. Adobe Acrobat and Reader show that layer; most other viewers ignore it and show the AcroForm fields. Pure XFA forms (no AcroForm fields at all) show “Please wait…” in non-Adobe viewers.
Encrypted forms with an empty password open normally but restrict editing; the inspector reads them anyway.
Steps
- Drop the form.
- Read the summary: AcroForm, XFA, encryption.
- Filter the field list (read-only, required, empty).
- Fix: fill it, or use the form’s official page.
Limits, stated plainly
- Field scripts (calculations, validation) are listed as present, not run.
Engine: pdf-lib in a Web Worker. Your file is not uploaded; check it yourself.